After the substitution marriage, I became the CEO's white moonlight

Gu Jinyan's cell phone suddenly rang, breaking the charming atmosphere in the room. He frowned slightly, picked up the phone and took a look. The caller ID showed that it was the company assistant.

"Sorry, I have to take a call." He smiled apologetically at Su Li, stood up and walked to the window to answer the phone.

"Boss Gu, the industry alliance is holding an emergency meeting at the Emerald Hotel tonight. I heard..." The assistant lowered his voice, with a hint of uneasiness in his tone, "I heard that they are going to unite to deal with us."

Gu Jinyan's eyes darkened. As expected, the Gu Group's recent rapid development momentum had aroused the vigilance of the industry alliance.

"I understand." He hung up the phone, a sharp look in his eyes.

The atmosphere in the conference room of the Emerald Hotel was solemn and depressing.

The chairman of the industry alliance sat in the main seat, grimly scanning the audience. They were all representatives of various companies, and they all looked unfriendly at the moment.

"I'm sure everyone has seen the recent actions of the Gu Group." The chairman said in a low voice with a sense of oppression, "Their rapid development speed and high market share have seriously threatened our interests!"

"The Chairman is right. We can't allow the Gu Group to continue to develop like this, otherwise we will be squeezed out by them sooner or later!" said a fat, greasy-faced representative of a competitor angrily.

"But Gu's product quality and service are very good. We can't suppress them without any basis, right?" someone raised the question.

"Humph, good quality?" The fat representative sneered, "As long as we want, we can turn them into inferior products!"

Everyone exchanged knowing glances, apparently having reached some kind of consensus.

"Spreading negative news and discrediting Gu's product quality is the most direct and effective method." The fat representative smiled sinisterly, "As long as consumers lose trust in Gu's products, their market share will naturally decline."

"This is a good idea!"

"That's it!"

There was a chorus of agreement in the conference room, and the seeds of conspiracy quietly sprouted in the darkness.

A few days later, in the office of Gu Group, Su Li was looking through documents with his head down, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Boss Su, there's news from the marketing department..." The quality inspector walked in in a panic, "We found some negative comments about our product quality in the market, and we suspect it's malicious hype from our competitors..."

Su Li put down the documents in his hand and his face became serious when he heard this. "What exactly is going on?"

"There are some posts and comments online saying that our products have quality issues, and there are also some blurry photos and videos attached." The quality inspector handed a compiled document to Su Li, "I have contacted the technical department to identify these photos and videos. The preliminary judgment is that they are malicious photoshop and editing, but..."

"But these negative news have begun to ferment on the Internet, affecting the sales of our products." Su Li took the information, quickly browsed through it, and frowned even more tightly.

"I have arranged for the public relations department to conduct crisis public relations, but the effect is not obvious." The quality inspector said worriedly, "The negative news spreads too quickly, and it seems that someone is manipulating public opinion behind the scenes."

Su Li pondered for a moment and said to the quality inspector: "First, contact the relevant testing agencies to conduct a comprehensive test on our products and publish the test report publicly. In addition, check the source of these negative news to see who is behind it."

"Yes, Mr. Su." The quality inspector took the order and left.

Su Li rubbed her brows, feeling slightly uneasy. She knew that this was just the calm before the storm, and the real challenge was still to come.

At the same time, Gu Jinyan was also dealing with another matter in the company.

"Mr. Wang, we have been cooperating happily for many years. Why do you suddenly want to terminate the cooperation?" Gu Jinyan's tone was calm, but his eyes were sharp.

On the other end of the phone, the supplier boss' voice was full of helplessness and apology. "Mr. Gu, I'm really sorry, this is our problem. But, as you know, the current industry situation is complicated, and we are also under pressure..."

Of course Gu Jinyan understood what he meant. It was nothing more than the industry alliance putting pressure on them to force them to take sides.

"Mr. Wang, I hope you can reconsider it. Gu can guarantee..."

Before Gu Jinyan could finish, the other party interrupted him hastily. "Mr. Gu, I have something else to do. I'll hang up first."

Hearing the busy tone coming from the phone, Gu Jinyan's face became terribly gloomy.

He put down his phone, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looked out at the bustling city, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.

It seems that a war is inevitable... Su Li and Gu Jinyan exchanged glances, and both saw the same determination in each other's eyes. Instead of waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative to resolve the crisis.

"We invite the media and consumer representatives to visit our production workshop!" Su Li said firmly, "Seeing is believing. We want them to see the quality of our products and production process with their own eyes to crush these rumors!"

Gu Jinyan nodded in appreciation, "That's a good idea! I'll arrange for the public relations department to send out the invitation as soon as possible and make preparations for the reception."

The next day, dozens of media and consumer representatives gathered at the Gu Group's production base. Led by Su Li and Gu Jinyan, they visited every production link of the product, from the selection of raw materials to the testing of finished products, with every detail open and transparent without reservation.

During the visit, Su Li personally explained the characteristics and advantages of the products to the media and consumers with her professional knowledge and sincere attitude. Her confident smile and clear explanation dispelled people's doubts and won rounds of applause.

"I believe in Gu's products. Their production process is very standardized and the product quality is reassuring!" said a consumer representative in an interview.

"The fact that Gu Group took the initiative to invite us to visit shows their confidence in product quality and their responsible attitude towards consumers," a media reporter wrote in the report.

The visit was a complete success, negative public opinion gradually subsided, and sales of Gu's products began to pick up.

However, just when Su Li and Gu Jinyan thought the crisis had been resolved and they could breathe a sigh of relief, a sudden notice came like a bucket of cold water on their heads.

Gu Jinyan's assistant hurried into the office and handed over a document with a serious expression, "Mr. Gu, Mr. Su, this is the notice just sent by the industry alliance."

Su Li took the document, opened it, and turned pale. The content of the document was simple, but every word was heart-wrenching: In view of the recent negative events of Gu Group, the industry alliance has decided to exclude Gu Group from the formulation of industry standards...

The office was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Gu Jinyan's face was terribly gloomy, and he clenched his fists tightly, with his knuckles turning pale.

He knew that this was the real method of the industry alliance. They wanted to completely isolate Gu's company and completely defeat it...